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A. c. 'OUTLAND.

LUGGING CART.

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALONZO O. OUTLAND, OF BARNESVILLE, OHIO.

LOGGING-CART.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent No. 673,324, dated April30, 1901.

I Application filed September 11, 1900. Serial No. 29,655. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALONZO C. OUTLAND, of Barnesville, in the county ofBelmont and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Logging-Carts; and I hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

This invention is an improvement in logging-carts especially adapted tofacilitate the transportation of sawed logs and other heavy timbers orobjects, being adapted to uphold one end of the log and enable the sameto be more easily dragged from place to place.

The invention consists in the novel construction of the cart, whereby itcan be readily attached to the log and whereby the draft or pullingstrain will lift the end of the log to which the cart is hitched, andwhen once lifted to proper position the parts may be locked to upholdthe log until it is desired to drop the same, when the parts can bereleased and the log dropped, thus facilitating the handling andtransportation of the logs.

The invention consists in the combinations summarized in the claims, andin the following description reference is had to the drawingsaccompanying, from which the construction of the cart will be easilycomprehended.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of the cart. Fig. 2 is a rearelevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a section on line 3 3, Fig. 1, showing thecart in its transporting condition in full lines and its position forattachment to or disengagement from a log in dotted lines. Figs. 4 and 5are details.

The cart comprises a stout arched axle A, which is supported by wheels BB. To the axle, next the wheels, are rigidly secured arms 'a, which, asshown, are shorter in length than tached a casting or metallic plate D,to which is pivoted one end of a bar E, which extends over the axle Aand projects through a slotted casting F, attached to the axle, and inthis casting F is pivoted a pawl f, provided with a handle f, by whichit can be operated. When the axle is in a vertical position, the pawl fengages a notche in the upper end of the bar E and locks the parts inthe position shown in full lines, Fig. 3, and the axle is prevented fromfalling backward by a pin 6 in the upper end of bar E, which willengageagainst the casting F.

A doubletree G may be attached to the tongue 0, as shown, and isprovided with the usual singletrees g, and the ends of the doubletreemay be loosely shackled by chains G to the arms at, as indicated in thedrawings.

A seat-support H may also be clamped to the axle for the accommodationof the driver. At each side of the casting F chain-anchors I are clampedto the axle, and to these anchors may be connected the drag-chains J andK, which are provided with ordinary hooks j k on one end, and on theirother ends are large clamping-hooks J and K. The shank of hook J isprovided with a ring J by which it is loosely hung on chain K, while theshank of hook K is provided with a ring K by which it is loosely hung onchain J. By this means a flexible but powerful chain clamp is provided,by which logs may be easily and powerfully grasped. The casting F mayalso be provided with a depending ring F, from which the hooks may beconveniently suspended during transportation.

In using the cart for transporting a log, for example, it is backed upto the end of the log and then dog f. is released, permitting the axle Ato fall over onto the tongue-bow O, the parts then being in suitableposition to attach or release a log, as indicated in dotted lines, Fig.3. This enables the anchors and chains to be brought close to the log,and the attendant can secure the clamp-hooks K and J to the log and takeup the slack of the chains very close to the axle while the parts are inthis position. The driver can then start the team forward and at thesame time can use the seat H as a lever to bring the axle back to avertical position until the pawl f drops into the notch e of bar E. Indoing this the end of the log or body to which the cart has been chainedwill be lifted above the ICO ground, and it can then be veryreadilytransported. When it is desired to drop the log, the pawlfis thrown outof engagement with bar E and the axle Will drop forward on thetongue-bow, as before, thus slacking up the chains and enabling thehooks to be very readily detached.

The purpose of the arms Ct, which are se-' cured to the axle andtongue-bow, is to raise the axle and log. To do this, the arms a must beas long or longer (the longer the easier'to raise) than the arch or howof axle. If the arms were shorter than arch or bow of axle, the teamcould not raise the log Without some additional agency. The axle isthrown down in loading position, and after being made fast to the logthe team is started and thelog raises Iclaim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of the Wheeled axle,the tongue-bow pivotallyconnected thereto and the bar pivoted to one part and adapted to belocked to the other part, to hold them apart, for the purpose andsubstantially as described.

2. The combination of the arched wheelaxle, the tongue-bow pivotallyconnected to the axle near its outer extremities, means for locking thebow and axle in transporting position, and means for suspending. a logor other object from said axle.

3. The combination of the wheeled axle, arms projecting therefrom nearopposite ends thereof, the tongue-bow pivotally connected to the outerextremities of these arms, means for locking the bow and axle intransporting V position and means for suspending a log or other objectfrom said axle.

t. In alogging-cart, the combination of the axle, the arms projectingfrom the axle near the ends thereof, the tongue-bow pivotally connectedto the outer extremities of said arms, the bar pivotally connected to.said tongue-bow, and-means for locking said axle to said bar,substantially as described.

5. The combination of the arched axle, the wheels at the ends thereof,the parallel arms projecting from the axle near the ends thereof, thetongue-bow pivotally connected to the outer extremities of said arms,the bar pivotally connected to said tongue-bow, a slotted casting on theaxle through which the free end of said bar passes, and means forlocking said axle and said bar, substantially as described.

6. In a logging-cart, the combination of the arched Wheeled axle,parallel arms projecting from theaxle near the ends thereof, a tonguepivotally connected to the outer extremities of said arms, and a barpivotally connected to said tongue-bow, and means for locking said axleand said bar; with the chainanchors attached to said axle, the oppositechains, and hooks attached to said chains, each provided with a ringthrough which the opposite chain passes, all substantially as described.

7. In a logging-cart, the combination of the arched axle, the Wheels atthe ends thereof, the parallel arms projecting from the axle near theends thereof, the tongue pivotally connected to the outer extremities ofsaid arms and the bar pivotally connected to said tongue-bow, a slottedcasting on the axle through which the free end of said bar passes, andmeans for locking said axle and said bar; with the chain-anchorsattached to said axle, the chains, and hooks, all substantially asdescribed.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

ALONZO O. OUTLAND.

Witnesses:

ALBERT MALDEN, O. HOWARD.

